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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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