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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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