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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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