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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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