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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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