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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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