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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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