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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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