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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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