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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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