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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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