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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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