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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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