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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different 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 participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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