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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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