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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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