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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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