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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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