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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important 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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