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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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