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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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