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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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