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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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