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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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