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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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