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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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