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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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