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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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