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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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