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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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