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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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