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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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