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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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