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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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