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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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