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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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