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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. 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. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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