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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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