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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies 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 manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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