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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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