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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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