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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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