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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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