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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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