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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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