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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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