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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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