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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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