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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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