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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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