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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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