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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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