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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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