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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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