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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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