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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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