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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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