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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What 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 participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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