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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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