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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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