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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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