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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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