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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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