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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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