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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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