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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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