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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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