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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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