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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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