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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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