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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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