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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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