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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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