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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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