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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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