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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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