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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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