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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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