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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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