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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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