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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key 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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