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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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