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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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