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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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