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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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