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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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