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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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