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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify 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 innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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