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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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