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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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