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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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