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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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