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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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