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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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