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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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