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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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