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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning enable learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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