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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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