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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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