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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education