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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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