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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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