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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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