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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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