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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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