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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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