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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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