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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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