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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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