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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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