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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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