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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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