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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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