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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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