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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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