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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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