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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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