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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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