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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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