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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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