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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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