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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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