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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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