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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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