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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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