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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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