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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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