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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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