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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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