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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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