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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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