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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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