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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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