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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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