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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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