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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions 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 deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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