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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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