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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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