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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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