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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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