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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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