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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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