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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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