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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different 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 optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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