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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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