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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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