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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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