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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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