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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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