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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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