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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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