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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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