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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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