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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key 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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