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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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