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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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