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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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