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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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