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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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