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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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