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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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