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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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