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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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