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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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