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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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