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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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