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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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