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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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