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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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