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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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