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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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