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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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