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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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