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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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