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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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