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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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