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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)