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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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