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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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