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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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