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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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