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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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