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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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