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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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