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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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