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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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