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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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