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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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