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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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