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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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