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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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