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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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