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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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