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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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