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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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