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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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