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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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