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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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