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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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