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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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