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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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