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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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