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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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