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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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