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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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