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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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