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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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