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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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