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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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