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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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