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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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