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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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