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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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