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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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