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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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