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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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