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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes 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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