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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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