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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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