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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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