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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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