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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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