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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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