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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the 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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