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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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