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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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