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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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