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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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