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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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