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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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