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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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