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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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