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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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