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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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