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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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