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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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