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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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