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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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