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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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