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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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