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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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