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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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