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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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