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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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