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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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