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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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