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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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