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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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