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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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