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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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