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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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