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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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