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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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