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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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