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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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