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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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