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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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