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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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