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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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