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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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