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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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