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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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