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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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