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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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