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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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