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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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