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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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