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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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