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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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