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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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