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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. 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 almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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