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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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