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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies 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 optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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