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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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