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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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