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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different 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 in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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