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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major 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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