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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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