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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the 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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