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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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