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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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