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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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