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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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