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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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