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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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