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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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