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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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