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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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