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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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