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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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