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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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