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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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