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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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