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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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