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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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