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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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