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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business 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 participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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