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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources