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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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