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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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