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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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