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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies 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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