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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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