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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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