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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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