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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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