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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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