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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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