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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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