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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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