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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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