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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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