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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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