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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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