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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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