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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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