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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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