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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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