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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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