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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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