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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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