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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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