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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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