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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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