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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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