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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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