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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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