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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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