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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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