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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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