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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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