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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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