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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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