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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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