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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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