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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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