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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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