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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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