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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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