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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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