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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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