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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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