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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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