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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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