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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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