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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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