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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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