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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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