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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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