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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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