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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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