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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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