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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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