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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)