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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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