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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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