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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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