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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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