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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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