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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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