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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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