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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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