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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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