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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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