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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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