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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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