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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates 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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