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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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