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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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