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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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