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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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