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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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