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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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