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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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