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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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