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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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