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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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