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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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