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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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