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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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