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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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