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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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