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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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