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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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