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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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