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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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