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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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