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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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