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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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