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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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