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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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