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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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