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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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