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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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