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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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