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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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