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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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