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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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