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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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