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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models 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 we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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