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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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