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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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