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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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