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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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