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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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