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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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