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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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