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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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