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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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