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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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