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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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