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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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