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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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