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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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