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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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