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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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