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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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