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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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