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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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