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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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