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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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