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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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