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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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