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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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