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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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