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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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