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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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