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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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