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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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