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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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