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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers 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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