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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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