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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This 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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