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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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