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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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