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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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