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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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