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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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