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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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