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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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