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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)