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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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