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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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