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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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