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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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