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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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