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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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