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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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