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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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