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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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