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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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