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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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