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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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