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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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