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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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