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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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