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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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