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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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