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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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