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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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