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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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