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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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