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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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