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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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