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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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