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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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