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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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