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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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