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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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