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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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