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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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