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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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