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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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