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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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