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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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