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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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