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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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