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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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