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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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