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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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