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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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