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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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