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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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