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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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