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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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