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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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