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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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