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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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