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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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