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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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