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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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