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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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