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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key 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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