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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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