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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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