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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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