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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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