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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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