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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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