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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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