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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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