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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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