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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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