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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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