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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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