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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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