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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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