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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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