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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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