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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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