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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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