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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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